VIRAL THREAT
New Covid variant dubbed ‘Centaurus’ already ‘detected in 10 countries including UK and US’ Authors: Vanessa Chalmers U.S, Sun Jul 19 2022 BA.2.75, nicknamed Centaurus, was first detected and is…[...]
Category: BA.5 COVID
The summer of subvariants
Authors: Tina Reed, July 9, 2022 Axios Vitals As this summer heats up, so has the spread of the hot new version of COVID-19. Why it matters: This subvariant of Omicron called…[...]
COVID Boosters Might Be Less Than 20% Effective After a Few Months: Study
An Italian review of COVID studies found that boosters restore vaccine effectiveness against omicron initially, but that protection falls off quickly Authors: NBC News July 8, 2022 COVID booster shots…[...]
This New ‘Ninja’ COVID Variant Is the Most Dangerous One Yet, Says Who?
Authors: David Axe Fri, July 8, 2022 Yahoo News When Will People Realize That COVID is Here To Stay? Live With It! The latest subvariant of the novel coronavirus to become dominant…[...]
New coronavirus subvariants escape antibodies from vaccination and prior Omicron infection, studies suggest
Authors: Jacqueline Howard, CNN June 23, 2022 Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 appear to escape antibody responses among both people who had previous Covid-19 infection and those who have been fully…[...]
Why Are So Many People Getting COVID a Second and Third Time?
Doctors say if you got infected with the Omicron BA.1 or BA.2 variants, your antibodies might not fully protect you against the newer BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants now spreading through…[...]
This May Be the COVID Variant Scientists Are Dreading
Authors: David Axe June 20, 2022 TDB COVID-19 cases are increasing again in the United Kingdom, potentially signaling a future surge in infections in the United States and other countries.…[...]
Israel sees 70% spike in number of seriously ill COVID patients within a week
‘It’s an unpredictable and unstable situation,’ says immune system expert Prof. Cyrille Cohen, urging lawmakers to ‘actively encourage herd immunity among the vulnerable’ Authors: Times of Israel June 2022 The…[...]
Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 account for up to 13% of COVID variants in U.S. – CDC
Authors: Mrinalika Roy Reuters The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron are estimated to make up nearly 5% and 8% of the coronavirus variants in the United States as of…[...]
Overlapping, highly contagious COVID subvariants are spreading fast in Florida
Authors: David Schutz, Cindy Krischer Goodman June 4, 2022 Sun Sentinel Overlapping waves of omicron are sweeping through the state, leading more people to get infected with COVID. The more…[...]